stonewalling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stonewalling
Example Sentences
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After stonewalling every adult who tells him to open up, Robby does just that with an orphaned infant, saying that he, too, was abandoned by his mother as a child.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Social media fervor against the brand has died down as well, though the union battle continues to dog the company, with organisers accusing Niccol of stonewalling contract talks.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
The incident was unexpected — shocking, even — because for at least two decades, Belichick was the master of stonewalling reporters, steering interviews and giving snarky responses to questions he didn’t appreciate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Litigation of this stonewalling reached the California Supreme Court, which USA Swimming asked to vacate discovery orders.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024
She reached a producer and told her the story: her husband’s incarceration, the call from Homeland Security, the stonewalling, the courts that didn’t even exist.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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